Is this Northern Ireland fan the most unlucky supporter at Euro 2016?

Jordan Miller has been hit with a string of own-goals in the past week, including breaking his leg...doing the bouncy

Jordan isn't letting a few bumps along the way spoil his enjoyment of the Euro's

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He broke his leg doing the bouncy, was electrocuted in his hotel and then locked out of a crucial Northern Ireland match but Euro 2016's unluckiest fan has vowed to keep cheering his heroes on in France.

Michael O'Neill's men may be riding high after their first win at a major finals in 34 years but super fan Jordan Miller has been hit with a string of own-goals in the past week including being hospitalised and caught up in a hooligan attack.

However the 20-year-old Queen's University student said he had no regrets about joining the Green and White Army on the adventure of a lifetime and no plans to get offside.

He told Belfast Live: "Since I got here it's just been one thing after another. We landed out on Saturday afternoon and got into our apartment. It was above a police station.

"First thing I did was try to charge my phone and the next thing I knew I went flying across the room. The socket was dodgy. That was the start of the bad luck.

"I was badly shaken and after about an hour I thought I'm okay, I'll go out for a few drinks."

The shocking incident was just the first in a remarkable string of mishaps for the geography student who was enjoying a few pints a short time later when French hooligans launched an attack on fans nearby forcing him and his pals to flee.

He said: "We got away and went to another place. The music and singing started and people launched into the bouncy.

"I'd had a few drinks and somebody had spilled beer or water so I managed to slip on that, caught my ankle and went down.

He said: "I got a taxi to the hospital and the taxi driver charged me 47 euro for a 17 euro fare, how sick is that?

"It was put in plaster and I have to go for another scan on Monday in Paris. It could have been worse, it could have been the day of the Germany game. Things seemed to be going swimmingly enough at that stage, relatively speaking.

Jordan has managed to not let the bad times get in the way of supporting his country

"So we headed for the game in Lyon and had a few drinks. The taxi was booked for five minutes but after 20, 30, 45 minutes there was no sign.

"Finally we got one but by the time I got there my mate's sister, who had our tickets, was already through security and they wouldn't let her back out to give us the tickets.

"So we're stranded outside with no tickets. Eventually the stewards agreed to pass them through but it was taking me that long to get around the ground I told my mate to go on ahead.

"I was trying to get round that quickly I fell over and I thought that was the day finished.

Jordan being wheeled around by his friends in France

"With about 10 minutes to go I was getting really desperate. A guy was offering tickets for 55 euros outside and I thought that will do rightly but as I paid him the French police came over.

"I thought that was me. Incredibly one of the police officers took the money and the tickets, looked at me, and handed me one over saying I wasn't in the wrong. That was the first bit of good luck I've had.

"I finally got in on the 37th minute."

Determined Jordan said he has no regrets about coming to the Euros and no plans to head back to Ballymena after his run of shocking results.

He added: "My mum and dad told have both told me to come home but I said I'm staying.

"I'm just hoping it doesn't get any worse.

"The win made it all worthwhile. I was standing in the stadium waving my crutches about going bonkers. If I can laugh about it everyone else can.

"I've hopefully had my run of bad luck for this tournament and a lifetime."